Crowd Sourced Resources

Each workshop we host, our participants alert us and the other participants to a whole wealth of other resources that are out there. Below is an ongoing resource list built by those who have attended our workshop.

“Bringing Down a Dictator” is a documentary about the Otpor movement, a student led, decentralized nonviolent movement that brought down Slobodan Milosevic.

“A Force More Powerful” is the movie (as well as a book) that we were going to screen on the first day but did not have time to. It is a powerful film that documents various nonviolent movements around the world. The chapter on Nashville, which is what we were going to screen, can be viewed online here.

“Search for Nonviolent Future” by Michael Nagler – Great book on nonviolence, including documenting incidents of nonviolent resistance during the holocaust.

“Why Civil Resistance Works” by Erica Chenoweth – Groundbreaking research that showed that nonviolent movements are twice as effective as violent ones, the 3.5% rule, and more from a former critic of nonviolence. Her TED talk is also great.

Gary Slutkin – Epidemiologist and founder of Cure Violence, formerly known as Ceasefire. (NOTE: Ceasefire in Oakland is modeled after Boston’s Operation Ceasefire, which is different from Ceasefire which grew out of Chicago and was featured in the film “The Interrupters.” Gary Slutkin is the founder of the Chicago model)

Highlander Center – Historic training center, most well known for having trained Rosa Parks.

Otpor! – The youth led nonviolent movement that brought down a dictator in Yugoslavia. Many of the movement’s leaders have gone on to train activists from around the world. A documentary was made about their work.

Other Tools

Spectrum of Allies – A helpful tool created by George Lakey, it can help you evaluate who’s opinions you need to shift in order to win campaigns. You can read more about the tool from Lakey himself here.